The behaviour of people who think they are better than others and show this by being unpleasant to or ignoring people who they think are lower in status.
Her snobbery made it difficult to like her.
The club was notorious for its blatant snobbery towards anyone not from a privileged background.
The attitude or behavior of someone who believes that their tastes or interests are superior to those of others.
I can't stand the musical snobbery around here.
There's a lot of wine snobbery these days, with people pretending to know more than they actually do.
The word "snobbery" in English means: The behaviour of people who think they are better than others and show this by being unpleasant to or ignoring people who they think are lower in status., The attitude or behavior of someone who believes that their tastes or interests are superior to those of others..
The phonetic transcription of "snobbery" is /ˈsnɒb.ə.ri/ in British English and /ˈsnɑː.bɚ.ri/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.
Synonyms for "snobbery": pretension, affectation, superiority, condescension, patronizing, elitism.
Example usage of "snobbery": "Her snobbery made it difficult to like her.". More examples on the page.